High Schools in Saddle Mountain Unified School District

Summary:

The Saddle Mountain Unified School District in Arizona contains only one high school, Tonopah Valley High School, which serves grades 9-12. Based on the available data, Tonopah Valley High School does not appear to be a standout performer within the district or the state of Arizona.

Tonopah Valley High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 229th out of 270 high schools in 2023-2024 to 324th out of 469 in 2022-2023. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school is ranked 234th out of 271 high schools in the state, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic proficiency rates in science, English language arts, and mathematics are significantly lower than the statewide averages, indicating that students at Tonopah Valley High School are not performing as well as their peers across Arizona.

While the school's four-year graduation rate was 78.4% for the 2023-2024 school year, its dropout rate was 5.2%. Additionally, the school district's spending per student for the 2021-2022 school year was $9,150, and the student-teacher ratio at Tonopah Valley High School was 23.2 for the 2023-2024 school year. Without data on the school's free and reduced lunch rates, it is difficult to assess the socioeconomic status of the student population and whether there are any equity concerns related to the school's performance.

District Detail

38201 W Indian School Rd
Tonopah, AZ 85354-7301

(623) 474-5115

SchoolDigger Rank:
239^th of 289 Arizona districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,265

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)	AASA Mathematics (2025)	AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Tonopah Valley High School	Public	7-12	38201 W Indian School Rd	Tonopah	85354	Maricopa County	Saddle Mountain Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-5201	869	41	21.0		200 (23.0%)	50 (5.8%)	591 (68.0%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.3%)	16.1	234^th of 271 public high schools	13.7%		17.3	229^th of 270 public high schools	15.2%	5	24.0	16.0	7.0	$9,150	$444	$298	$1,186	$5,946	$2,463	$8,408

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	0.15 mi	63
Arlington Elementary District	9.61 mi	1
Palo Verde Elementary District	14.85 mi	1	206^th
Buckeye Elementary District	16.01 mi	9	227^th
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Skyview High School	17.1 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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